QUICK FACTS

Theatre opened: 21 October 1929Designed by: C. J. Phipps / Frank A. TugwellFirst production: Gilbert and Sulivan's The GondoliersNumber of seats: 1158Other info: The first Savoy Theatre, designed by C. J. Phipps, was opened on 10 October 1881 with a production of Gilbert and Sulivan's Patience or Bunthorne's Bride; it was the first theatre to use electricity to light its auditorium rather than gas lighting. The second, current theatre was opened on 21 October 1929 - the original exterior was mainly intact but the interior was rebuilt to designs by Frank A. Tugwell; On 12 February 1990 whilst the theatre was being renovated a fire destroyed everything but the stage and backstage areas but it was restored and reopened on 19 July 1993